国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Xi, Putin lead bilateral ties into new era, embark on fresh journey of intl coo_时事

国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Xi, Putin lead bilateral ties into new era, embark on fresh journey of intl coo

The two sides will continue to dock the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Eurasian Economic Union, support each other to build the BRI and the initiative to forge a greater Eurasian partnership, in a bid to jointly promote regional integration and regional economic integrated development, he said, adding that both sides will promote two-way trade to reach 200 billion U.S. dollars.

The two sides agreed to hold the China-Russia year of scientific and technological innovation from 2020 to 2021, in a bid to jointly improve their independent research and development capabilities, Wang said.

During his visit, Xi was awarded an honorary doctorate from Russia's St. Petersburg State University, Putin's alma mater, which wrote another episode of exchanges between Chinese and Russian heads of state, as well as in the fields of people-to-people exchanges and education, Wang said.

The two heads of state also witnessed the signing of nearly 30 bilateral cooperation documents in a wide range of fields such as economy and trade, energy, science and technology, aerospace, agriculture and education, he said.

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During his visit, the Chinese president addressed the plenary session of the SPIEF which is an important platform for the international community to share views on global economic development.

Xi highlighted sustainable development as the "golden key" to solve global problems, and the best entry point to cooperation for shared interests worldwide, Wang said.